Special Senses

What are special senses?

Name the three location-based types of special sense receptors.

Name the five different types of stimulus-based special sense receptors.

What do nociceptors do?

What type of receptors are olfactory receptors?

How do odours get detected?

Where are the taste buds contained and how many tastes are there?

How does taste get detected?

Name the three general parts of the ear.

What main type of receptor is utilised within the ear?

What three components make up the external ear?

What 2 components make up the middle ear?

How do sound waves get detected within the inner ear?

How does static balance work? (Movement: Bending up and down).

How does dynamic balance work? (Movement: spinning).

How is the intra-ocular pressure maintained?

How is sight detected?

If objects are less than 6 metres away, what 4 processes are involved?